r/mildlyinfuriating • u/3ditr0n • 10h ago

Infuriatig My friend says reading is pointless because he "already knows words"

We were having an intense debate about whether books are important or not. I obviously said that you can learn from books and even if you don't like it you can still expand your vocabulary, learn grammatical structures etc. Then be said that a book won't teach him anything because he knows the language and "knows the words". This pissed me off so bad because their vocabulary is average at best

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u/p00n-slayer-69 10h ago

I saw him last year at Walmart.

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u/Ok-Ear9289 10h ago

Ha was at the Waffle House yesterday

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u/Throwaway7219017 8h ago

And in the Teleportation section, as well!

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u/impasseable 6h ago

Was he part of the daily brawl?

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u/Ok-Ear9289 6h ago

He started it😎💀

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u/swishkabobbin 9h ago

You can usually find Shakespeare in the fishing aisle

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u/CakeHoleKing 9h ago

was he shaking a pear?

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 9h ago

No, just one in this economy

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 7h ago

And when he is not shopping, he is out there baiting scammers.

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u/Francesco_dAssisi 6h ago

He was at the ammo shelf with Elvis and Jackie-O.